Van Wyck Expressway & Alwick Road
Van Wyck Expressway and Alwick Road meet at a three-way junction in South Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Clement Pope Church is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, is 500 feet away for the Q7, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, 500 feet away, for the Q7.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy Q7500 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station1,120 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11420
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Al-Ishan Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- Al-Ihsan Academy School1,200 feet
- Aim High Leadership Center Too Pre-K1,260 feet
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- Aim High Leadership Center, Three Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground One Forty Playground780 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement Pope Church House of worship1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 135th Place & Alwick Road 280 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 135th Place 530 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 135th Place 660 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 130th Avenue 680 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 135th Street 790 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 140th Street 900 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 135th Street 920 feet
- 130th Avenue & 135th Place 940 feet
See every intersection along Alwick Road or Van Wyck Expressway.